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Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany-Dougherty Metro SWAT Team successfully completed “Level 2 Advance SWAT Training.”

Monday, April 01, 2013  The Georgia Deaprtment of Education has created the Farm to School initiative about three years ago, but now, more organizations are coming together to navigate school nutrition and support local farmers.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Updated with video; Wild Adventures Theme Park employees lined the gates of the park to welcome guests to the first day of the 2013 season when the park opened at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Updated with video; All the coffee lovers in Albany will be happy to know a new Starbucks is coming to town.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Albany State University faculty and staff members are helping out a downtown restaurant with a cash mob Tuesday.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Updated with video; Home Depot has recently announced they will be hiring 80,000 new associate positions for the spring season, 10,000 more then they hired this time last year. Locally the effects of this hiring spree are already being felt.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Updated with video; The United States Postal Service announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5, 2013 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail delivery Monday through Friday.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Updated with video; Beauty - we all know the meaning, but how has it changed generationally through time?

Friday, January 25, 2013  Wild Adventures Theme Park (WA) is one of the area’s largest employers and a strong economic engine for the community.

Monday, January 21, 2013  According to a press release issued Monday afternon, an undetermined amount of jobs will be lost in the Calhoun County medical community.